SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23102746D SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

268 IE Offered January 18, 2023 N Celebrating the life of Radioman Chief Petty Officer James Delaverson, USN, Ret.

TN ––––––––––R Patron––McPikeAgreed Rto ––––––––––by Othe esteemedHouse researchof analystDelegates, withJanuary the23, FBI2023 NationalO AcademyWHEREAS, inRadioman Quantico,Chief andPetty aOfficer longtimeJames andDelaverson, cherishedUSN, Ret., an honorable veteran, L member of the Dale City Volunteer Fire Department and the Dale City community, died on NovemberDNovembered L 19, 2022;

and UE WHEREAS, from 1959 to 1979, James "Jim" Delaverson proudly served his country and traveled tCethe worldD asworWHEREAS, afollowing memberhis ofservice, theJim UnitedDelaverson Statesbecame Navy,a attainingresearch theanalyst rankat ofthe radiomanFBI chiefNational; petty officer;

and D WHEREAS, Jim Delaverson joined the Dale City Volunteer Fire Department (DCVFD) as an emergency medical technician in 1989 and rose through the ranks to ultimately serve as deputy chief of administration;

and WHEREAS, in recognition of his faithful service to the department and his dedication to the J comWHEREAS, preceded in death by his beloved wife, Margaret, Jim Delaverson will be fondly 6 remembered and dearly missed by his loving daughters, Jacki, Terri, and Charmane, and their families;

R and by numerous other family members and friends;

now, therefore, be it S RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby 2 note with great sadness the loss of Radioman Chief Petty Officer James Delaverson, USN, Ret., w8osewhose kind heart, everlasting love for his family, and passion for serving others impacted countless lives;

and, be RESOLVEDit FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Radioman Chief Petty Officer James Delaverson, USN, Ret., as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.